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Lyndy Lovelady

Aug 04

Mountain View Corridor in Salt Lake County is now open from 4100 South to SR-201

By Completed Project

This 4-mile extension of the Mountain View Corridor project is now connecting with a major east-west route SR-201. Completed as of June 2021, the new network access is making a difference by providing much needed new transportation corridors including 13 bridges and 6 pedestrian bridges in this section.

 
Mountain View Corridor aerial of Bridge over SR-201 provided by UDOT
Mountain View Corridor Eastbound Ramp to SR-201

Meridian has been involved since 2009 with the overall development of Mountain View Corridor working with the prime designer HDR. Meridian provided Right-of-Way design throughout Utah County and Salt Lake County, with the recent section from 4100 South to 1300 South (California Avenue).

South bound Ramp to Mountain View Corridor from SR-201

The Corridor began in 2003 when committees were formed to determine the growth of the state. Funding was achieved in 2008, and the first section opened in 2011 in Utah County (2100 North). A year later a 15-mile section opened through Herriman, proceeding to 5400 South in West Valley City. Mountain View corridor extends from SR-73 in Saratoga Springs to Redwood Road at 2100 North in Lehi and from Porter Rockwell at Redwood Road in Bluffdale to SR-201. Eventually, it will cover nearly 34 miles between Interstate 80 in Salt Lake City to SR-73 in Saratoga Springs and will become a full freeway itself.

Salt Lake County
Jul 12

SLCC Juniper Student Center and Classroom Building in Herriman begins Construction.

By Project Progress

This 92,000 square foot, 3-story building will be the first raised for the SLCC Herriman Campus. The building will also include a central plant comprised of boilers and chillers along with site development, parking and utilities to accommodate growth on the 90-acre development.

 
Renderings by Connor Stephens, Architectural Designer, ajc architects

The Juniper Student Center and Classroom Building will bring the University of Utah and Salt Lake Community College under one roof to offer students a unique set of higher education options and opportunities. Construction was recently awarded to Big-D and slated to be complete in 2023. This building will set the tone for future institutional buildings to be placed in that area. Location is approximately 14400 South and 3500 West.

Meridian Engineering at the original site performing the survey scope
Jun 24

New access road to Bear Lake State Park Marina complete!

By Completed Project

While working with Jacobs Engineering as the lead in collaboration with the Division of Natural Resources and UDOT, Meridian provided UAV flights, survey base mapping and right-of-way design to expand the marina parking at Bear Lake and relocate the entrance to the Marina.

 
Bear Lake State Park Marina new access entrance and parking.
Drone aerial photos provided by Jacobs Engineering

This project will improve the safety of this intersection by increasing vehicle queue off US-89 as well as provide turn lanes into Harbor Village. This new access road is expected to resolve the traffic issues that were common in this area.

Jun 15

Winners at IRWA!

By Events

This year’s annual International Right of Way (IRWA) Competition announced the winners during lunch at the Education Conference, June 6-9, 2021 at the Marriot River Center in San Antonio, Texas.

The IRWA is an international organization including countries from the U.S. to Canada, England and some in Africa. It organizes the conference for professionals to stay current with best practices, latest laws and review, and the newest technology for the Right of Way industry. Attendance this year was virtual and live. Meridian’s Right of Way Manager, Tyler Baron was able to attend virtually and get us entered.

Meridian’s ROW and GIS team were happy to be involved in showcasing some great design ideas for the transportation and GIS categories. Out of the 5 plats entered, we won 3 of them. Check out these designs from our winners: Tyler Baron for Transportation, Travis Jensen for Industry General and Christopher Higham for GIS. 

 

 

Jun 09

Weber State University Noorda Engineering and Technology Building Construction underway!

By Project Progress

With the design phase complete, this 135,000 sf building named after Ray Noorda – “father of computing” and former CEO of Novell – is currently being constructed by Big-D. Slated to be complete in 2022, the building will be the new home for electrical, mechanical and systems engineering, computer science, professional sales departments and engineering technology. Four centers will also be housed in the building: The Concept Center, the Center for Technology Outreach, the National Center for Automotive Science & Technology and the Alan E. Hall Center for Sales Excellence.

 
North View Renderings provided by Mallory Platt, AIA LEED ap bd+c, VCBO Architects

Meridian Engineering as part of the architectural engineering design team lead by VCBO Architects worked together to collaborate ADA accessibility, site and utility design, tunnel relocation, plaza and outdoor seating areas, access to various levels of the building, grading on a sloped site with rock and concrete walls for a business-like, tech-friendly, four-story educational facility.

Check it out live: https://www.weber.edu/east/noorda.html